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Millions of workers gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act without adverse effects on labor markets

ACA Coverage Substantial, but Did Not Impact Labor Markets

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Coverage gains did not negatively impact employment levels, hours worked, earnings
Taiwanese men exposed to high concentrations of fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) have an increased risk for oral cancer

Increased Risk for Oral Cancer With Exposure to High PM2.5

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Taiwanese men exposed to PM2.5 ≥40.37 µg/m³ have increased risk for oral cancer
Patients with nasal airway obstruction have health utility values below the mean Australian norm

Health Utility Values Improve After Septorhinoplasty

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Nasal airway obstruction appears to be linked to health outcomes
Older adults with untreated hearing loss have increased total health care costs and an increased risk for medical comorbidities

Health Care Costs, Use Up for Untreated Hearing Loss

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Risks also increased for medical comorbidities among older adults with untreated hearing loss
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

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12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
Data from patient- and family-reported error narratives indicate that problems related to patient-physician interactions are major contributors to diagnostic errors

Patient Experiences Shed Light on Diagnostic Errors

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Problems related to patient-physician interactions contribute to diagnostic errors
Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines

Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending

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Greatest costs for Humira, Remicade, Enbrel, Novolog, and Neulasta
By collecting data on suicides by medical students

AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training

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Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
Hundreds of thousands more low-income Americans could get health insurance after voters in three Republican-leaning states approved Medicaid expansion in the midterm elections.

Medicaid Expansion Approved in Three Republican-Leaning States

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Voters supported expansion in Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho
Head and neck cancer survivors have an increased risk for suicide compared with other cancer survivors

Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Have Increased Suicide Risk

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Survivors of head, neck cancers almost twice as likely to die from suicide as survivors of other cancers